Hulu recently released the official trailer for the second season ofAnimaniacs, which returns for zany new episodes starting Friday, November 5th, 2021. According to the official Hulu synopsis, Yakko (Rob Paulsen), Wakko (Jess Harnell), and Dot (Tress MacNeille) will return for another run with “big laughs and the occasional epic takedown of authority figures in serious need of an ego check.” TheAnimaniacsseason two official trailer is full of pop culture parodies likeGladiatorandThundercats, and it’s clear that the new season of the Emmy award-winning series will be “packed with enough comedy sketches, pop culture parodies, musical comedy, and self-referential antics to fill a water tower.”
First airing in 1993,Animaniacswas originally created for Fox Broadcasting Company’s Fox Kids block, before moving to The WB in 1995. When the series ended in 1998, a total of 99 episodes had aired on television, and there was a feature-length filmAnimaniacs: Wakko’s Wishreleased in 1999. During the original show’s run,Animaniacsbecame the second-most popular children’s show in two age categories, ages 2-11 and ages 6-11, right behindMighty Morphin Power Rangers, and in November 1993, its rating almost doubled the ratings of rival cartoons likeDarkwing DuckandGoof Troop.
TheHulurevival of the beloved 1993 cartoon was first announced at the beginning of 2018. Since then, due to the success of the revival, Hulu has already announced a third season is on the way to be produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Animation. Driving the revival ofAnimaniacsis the original show’s surge in popularity after it was made available on Netflix in 2016, as well as the many, many successful examples of television projects reviving interest in older shows, such asFuller House.
Pinky and the Brainare also returning with their continued efforts to take over the world… and space! The new trailer confirms that Pinky (Paulsen) and the Brain (Maurice LaMarche) will be continuing on in their never-ending quest to take over the world! Season two also promises the return of Starbox, who is voiced byThe Penguins of Madagascarstar Danny Jacobs, and Cindy, who is voiced by Eleanor Johnson, the niece of the show’s director Katie Rice.
The new season ofAnimaniacswill feature 13 all new episodes. Season two drops on November 5th.Animaniacs Season 3has already been ordered. So there is even more to come.
